Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 8, 1917, Page 11

: FIVE PRIZES EVERY MONTH OF ONE. DOI . made the last'Satirday of each month. : SOCIAL CORNER POEM. O SR Mther DoadSe Bl We've oftén Heard d@bout the bréad that mother used to bake .And eften we've. been told about her s pies and cake, -But recol ns sweeter for the mind . -is . treasuring— . -The hallowed memories of.eongs that mother used to.sing. Her voice, perchance, may not have pleased the uptioua'fi\u‘g's teha:t' It may have lacked the inelo nofi as rich and clear, .- - But it had, wondrous power.to soothe the fretful babe to sleep, put.to flight the fears of those who saw, night's shadows creep. The gorfgs that mother used 'to sing ‘made bright the dreary..day, They cheered the workers in their toil, and smoothed the rugged way; They lightened all the ‘loads «of. care, and. eased all suffering, For theré Was magic in the songs that mother used to sing. The irffluence of mother’s songs was fel. beyand tHe home. And from temptation shielded . sons where'er they. chapced to roam; For when the hour of trial came and evil seemed so stronsg, They heard the old sweet lullaby and tritmphed o'er the wrong. The echoes of “those old time songs keep ringing-in the ears, And evei. wield .a pewer * for- good thiough all the passing years; For swegtest, .Tichest af .the -joys to wiich in lifa we ecling Are hallowed memories,of- songs that mother used to sing. —Theodore H. Boice, in- Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERD. NORTH - DAKOTA: Letter received and forwarded to. Tidy Addly. And GOLDEN RULES FOR THE KITCHEN. Without cleanliness an. ngtuality 5000 COOKINE: 18 haseinie 1o Leave nothiug dirty; clear 'and clear as you go. % A time for evérvthing, and every- thing in time. A good cook wastes nothing, An hour lost in the morring, you are ehasing ‘it all da; Haste without fuss ani flurry : Stew tofled is stew spoiled. Strong fire for roastipg. clear fire for_broiiing. Wash vegetables in three waters. .- Boil “fish "quickly—meat slowly. i Thhere’ are fifteen helps. for the itchen and 1 have used ecenty-three words. Can- the Social Corner Sisters beat this? . . RYFE 'BRICK. AN’ OLD AND CHERISHED ROSE. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I ‘wish to thank -the friends who so Kindly remembered mv birthday. I received greeting cards from Remember Me, Dom.Pedro, Primrose, and Tidy Addly; also a pretty gift from the last mamed Sister. And the Social Corner Editor kindly :emembered me with a greet- ing card. It was verv kina of you to remember a lpnely stranger, -0’ far away. I think it ‘would be nice: to %now mdre of the birthd:ys- of .mem- bers of The Cotner. hurry saves worry, I presume‘you are.ali canning vege- tables and fruit from vour gardens, =nd we should like to, bu: have noth- In¥ to can. Nearly.evervone put in an unusual amount of thinzs, so to have a surplus to can, but the spring Was so cold that ve.y little came up. Then we planted again—but there was ;‘(Oh rain to weét the sround until July We had heaty freczes June 12 and 21,-July 1 &nd Aug, 9, and trere will be another tonight—Aug. 27. So noth- ng is left for us to can, 2nd we .shall be lucky if we havé cnousk of the staple vegetables to last until spring. There ‘weére very f2w. berries, owing *o the drouth and the very bot weather during a part of July and August. Many days were over 1U; degrees at noon—some were 102 degress. You will say “You must have sudden changes there”— and we certal nly do. * -A branch of the Red Cross has been formed 1ere, with abolit fifteen mem- bers. This is hearly 21l the women in this neichbornood able to attend. Some of t-= men will join also, They say “Thcse who cannot knit can, pay for the yarn.™ P How many of the Sisterc keep house plants? I have u rose which was taken from a roke plant which _has stood in oné place ii Connecticit for more then-one hundred vears, It is hardy there; bitt f keep it in the house or. cellar wintérs here, for I am.sure it would dfe in this climate. Automobiles are verv common here— very many ‘ef’ the farmers have one, and thev pass on the road at all hours, I wish T eculé invite ‘the Sisters to a picnic here—it woul4 be a good place— there is @ lot of vacant out-of-doors available, but 1 fear they would not come. even with an auto. - 1 like to read abcut the picnics, even If T cannot go. NORTH DAKOTA. [PRESERVING FRUIT. Dedir Sodfal Corner 2 few timely recipes: Peaches: Eight quarts peaches, one i and Water “xinitil 0 “roe M£’ g Sisters: Here are u; Ar e stones, unless vrefer to can the fruit whole. Put 1 laver of the"$#epared Truit into the sreserving kettle and cover with some of the hot syrup. When the fruit _be- girs to boil, _carefully; bof ¥y o a:m‘%zwz o oate ars and P e it is not fully . EVERY:-WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY =" 5 Xie.Bulletst wants good. home letters; good busingss letters; :good nelp- ful letters of any kihd the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesday of ‘each week. Wirite on but one side of the paper. - y COINER EDITOR, Bulletin Office,” Norwich." Conn. LLAR 'EACH. Award .. ripe it may require a little 1onger time to cook. It should be 8o thiat it may be pierced" easily with® a silver fork. It is best to:put ohly one layer of fruit in the.preserving kettle. While this Is cooking the fruit for the ‘hext batch mag he pared. g Q ‘Four -quarts pared. cored and quartered guinces, one and one- half quarts sugar, two quarts water. Rub fruit -hi wh a coarse crash towel, then wash and drain.. Pare, quarter and core; drop the pieces into cold water. Put the fruit in the pre- serving kettleswith cold water to cover: it generously. Heat slowly and sim- mer .gently until tender. The pieces wiil not all require the same time to cook. Take each piece‘up as soon as it is so tender that a: silver fork will| pierce it readily. -Drain on a platter. Strain the water in which the fruit was cooked through cheesecloth. Put two quarts of the strained liquid and the sugar into the preserving Kettle; stir over the fire.until the sugar is dis- solved. When it boils skim well"and put in the cooked fruit. Boil gently tor about twenty minutes. Crab Apples: Six quarts apples, one and one-half quarts sugar, two quarts water. Put sugar and-water into pre- serving kettle. - When the syrup boils; skim it. Wash fruit, rubbing the blossom end well. Put it in the boil- ing sy and cook gently until ten- der. It Will take fibm 20 to 0 min- utes, depending upon the kind-of crab apples. “Apple Jelly: Wash, stem and wipe the apples, being careful to, clean :the blossom end thoroughly. Cut into quarters and put_ into. the preserving kettle. Barely cover with cold water (about four quarts of water to eight of apples) and cook gently until the apples are soft and clear. Strain the juice. . There should be but - three quarts juice from eight quarts apples and four of water. Apples vary in the. percentage of sugar and acid they contain. A fine flavored -acid_apple should be employed when possible. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. PICCALILY AND CHOW CHOW. Dear Social Corner Sisters: In these @ys-of: pickiing ana preserving récipes wiil not come amiss. Piccalilly One peck green' tomatoes, sliced: one-half peck onioas, sliced; one caulifiower; one peck small cu- cumbers. Lezve in salt and water 24 hours: then put in Kettle hand of raped ‘horseradish: 6éne ounce tur- meric; one ounce cloves (whole), one- fourth pepper (whole), one ounce cas- sia buds or cinnamon, one pound white mustard seed, one pound English mus. tard. Place in kettle in layers, and cover with cold vinegar. Boil 15 min- utes, constantly stirring. Chow Chow: One quart cucumbers, (large), one quart (small), two quarts cnions, four he; caulifiower, = six Sreen peppers, one quart green toma- toes, one gallon “vinegar, one pound mustard, two cups sugar, two cups flour, one cunce turmeric. Put all jn salt and water over night: cook all the vegetables in brine until® tender, ex- cept large cucumbers. Pour over vine- gar and spices. - L. M. B. WE TALKED ON. There’s rea! enjoyment in talking th Hope, I tel! you, for her oppor- tunitios in life were better than mine and I own right up—she knows more. 1 should never have thought of the risk of throwing out a few foreizn phrases to make folks think I was con- siderable more than E. Pluribus Unum if it had not been for her. These folks who put R: L. P. on their srave stones and little quotations from the alpha- bet on their invitations do it to make people think their .education: has- not' hcen neglected, if they are not the real thing they are pretty near to it! I've been told all my life there are two kinds of sins—sins of commission and sins of omission, but an .up-to- date preacher said. there were only three ‘kinds of sin and never men- tioned these or what they call “original sin. If one of them old fashioned minis- ters should rise up and say there were ten thousand different Kinds of -sin and they had never heen able to get all the mames down yet, by Heck, I should believe him first. I spoke to Hope. about it and she said the real scientific Christians claim that sin'is nothing. That was what the root of the word meant. Then words .are all. “truly rural® says I HEZ HARMONDY. RECIPES FOR CANNING. Dear Social Corner Sisters: These are dependable canning reeipes: Canned Parsnips: T like them to can about the size of a large radish. I pulled some today. These you blanch eight minutes, dip in cold water, then r#move the skin and cut lengthwise, cr in cubés. You can leave them whols and pack in jar with cne' teaspoon of salt o one quart can: then #11 with boiling water and plaes tops on lightly and this you can boil one and’ one- half hours after - sterilizing ore and one-half hours; tighten caps, Invert jars and cool. Turnips may be:‘canned=the same way if you. want to. E Canned Corn: Bianche <¢ofn on’ the cob 10 minutes, then Dplace in cold water quickly: slice corn from cob: put thrgagh choppers* flll ‘your can With corn (no water) unless the milk of the corn refuses to fill, in that case finish filling with beiling water, one level teaspoon sait to each ‘quart can; screw on top lightly; sterilize four hours. : Canned Peas: So many complain about. their peas. souring. ' The ' brte great fault is the rubbers. Never use a rubber that .comes with -the can. I was unfortunate fiot to know this and lost quite a little fruit. The red rub- ber is best. Shell' peas, blanche in boiling water that -contains a- little salt (this is the best method for peas): then if there is a particle of anything it is sure to do awsy,K with -if. after blanchly plunge’ in. cold. sal ‘lare good .winter relishes. water; | was my first trip, I did - "SPICED FRUITS, — . - Dear Soclal Cornerites: Mlvlrnlh For four pounds prepared fruft al- 16w one_pint -vinegar, two sounds of —i 3 Dear Social -Cormer Sisters> These recipes may be new" tb ‘some of you: ' Baked Bean Loaf: baked beans, on€_ minced onion; one’ two tablespoons of tomato catsup; one cup bread > crumbs’ - salt. : Combine the ‘ingredients, shape in a foaf, and bake 25 minutes.. Serve w! strips ‘of bacon. 3 . Bean Sandwiches: One . cup . cold ‘baked beans; ore tablespoon. melted butter; one poon, of. finely. minced ; salad dressing enough to moia- .Spread this on: bread, or be- tween buttered crackers.. 3 -Test for Can Rubbers:- First, stretch & rubber; if it returns.to-its original shape and diameter it:has vitality. and is safe. £ < % Second, fold a rubbef, pressing the folds tightly together; 'a F will surely craek. 2 “Third. To detect a rubber that con- tainsg tar or any other, adulteration, place the rubber in boiling water for five minutes; if a strong"odor is pres- ent the rubber is mnot safe for cold pack method. £ XL However, it s important td see that the rubber will it the jars without stretching. A thin rubber does not seal tightly and will’ admit afr. MRS. WIGGIN OF 'THE CABBAGE PATCH. = HOW TO DRY CORN. Dear Social Cornerites: This is & first-class method for drying corn Husk your corn, élean off the silk, 1o vegeiable deteriorates so rapidly. An ear of sweet corn will sometimes lose 30 per cent. of its sugar over pight, and no chemist has ever dis- covered where' it goés. Pick your ears as soon as the dew is- dried and husi as above. They should then be boiled five to ten min- fites, according to size, and while still hot, each row of kernels split or slit down with a sharp kaife and the milk immediately- scraped -out of these openings. -In, this way-you have a batter. of the consistency of thick cream, carrying very little of the:use: less, tough hulls of the corn. . Almost thé ‘only solid portion being the heart which shows as ‘a vellowish grain in the white mass. - * I have an idea that a regular dryer is preferable; but you can dry in the oven, or dry it in the sun. Do not lct it sour. : + If this work is properly done it will Te a stif cake. Be sure-and not put it in an earthen glazed dish that is the least bit cracked, for it will taste rancid: oiled piepans are_ the Kest. If this combination of°sweetness and moderate heat in the first steps of the process is attended to the corn will be all right. You have to have a screen over them to -protect from’ dust and: flies. S AmEIRL L - ““Corn” preparéd’ this®way is ‘usually very hard, and in this shape kept' in- definitely in any covered crock or jar, and ready to be “soaked out” over night for any purpose. , ANNIE P, AT NORWICH FAIR. Dear Social Corner Sisters: This year was my first visit to the Fair. As the good man had to work in the morning_we could not go until aft- ernoon, but we made the most of our time and enjoyed cvery moment we were there, In the Hall of Exhibits I met Crim wn_Ramblér (without her bow) and in The Bulletin's tent. was one I had long wanted to meet—Dom Pedro. Her bow and mine were all I saw. Now why-be ashamed of that little golden badge You see Mason, Elk, 043 Fellow. G. A. R. and Red Cross, and/C. E. badges:at every turn, and why not the yellow bow. E ETTA BARBER. it 7 ACADEMY REUNION. table inely Although not-a yellow bow (but my lone one), was in evidence perhaps some of the writers will e interested in_the rcunion of the former students of: the old Plainfield Academy, held August 30th. The attendance was noi as large as usual for many have pass- ed on and all are growing old. Just think! The last session of the Acade- my was some thirty vears ago. We all missed Rev. Charles Spalding, D. D., of Cambridge, Mass., who is at the summer home of his son and did not feel able to make the trip. Another vacant place—that of genial, fun-loving, fun-making William P. €ros« of Providence (who has passed away since we met in 1915). brought sad memories: also Mrs. Carrie- Tuck Corey. the wife of Hon. George Corey, whe has passed on within a ‘vear. Mr. Corey, who is as much at home in Chinn’ and Europe as in America, gave us facts worth hearing about the pres- ent war. Lucian Burleigh, Miss Mary Robinson (daughter of the. beloved “Elder -Robinson,” of 1847-56); - Mrs. Fanny Phipps Clark, who from *69. to ’76 was one of the most popular girls in the village; Mrs. Alice Hutchinson Noyse, and Mrs. Marian Quick onds, and many others who live nearer were there. ~a 3 But we must not forget Mrs. Lydia Starkweather Hall, who, at-the age of 72 - years had journeyed from Cali. fornia to attend they national ‘meeting of the Ladles of the G. A. R., at Bos- ton. and the Academy reunion. She told of ber work for the old soldiers. and their widows in her. home on the Pacific coast, and_was proud of the fact that she voted for Wilson. ‘The evening was stormy, but a few met in the old_stome church and Messrs. Corey, Burleigh and Tilling- hast kept the hours from seeming 60 minutes long. Miss Dorothy Tilling- hast, Mrs. Lotta Dodge and Mrs. Win- sor 'did their part. and We hope to meet again in 1919. ETTA BARBER. . VOYAGING, SOUTHWARD. Dear -Social Corner Sisters: On the stéamer Atlanta we left Norwich on a beautiful October day.. The.leaves had begun to' fall in showers of gold and brown and red, and formed. a beautiful carpet” of wondrous colors. We arrived in New York about el o'clock In the morning and visited the city a little,but did not take in any sights as we were due Igr to take the steamer .at,two_o'clock as she left her pier .at three. It was a glorious afterndon and we bade: our friends adieu without ' ‘the slightest doubt of a safe trip. _The good wishes of our friends seemed su- perfiuous, but we laughted heartily “T shall we until I hear you ha landed safe in°Charleston. 2 & . I said, I should- worry,” but as it not worry, ‘One” pint. _cold| when she was nine years .old, but Gra e and Gran ‘Gray cared for ber tenderly that she did not realize the loss of Ler parents as girls left do. Her rare beauty and the upward tiit of her chin, also the occa- sional tossing of her Bead. caused the old people in the nelzhborhood to sigh and shake their Heads while they talk- ‘ed among themselves thu: “"Tis too bad—too bad tkat Mollie Carew is so proud that she can’t real- ize the .nany sac her grandpar- 'ents have made that she might become educated. AT 2 ‘Of eourse,” continued Mrs. Young, “if she finishes her college course she will be able to procure a Letter posi- tion;. but anyone can see that Grandpa Gray is failing, and in_my opinion she is needed at home.. What they live on I can’t see, for the store is mun down and only we old neighbors patronize it. Someone with ebility will start a rival store and secure' the summer colony trade, and also from the factories and do.well if- the Grays don’'t have the new, modern foods and articles of ‘wear, and brighten up their store right The xrandparents had sacrificed miuch to keep Mollie in_coilege, and as they hal not progressed with time and kept in touch with modern ideas, re- modeled their store, restocked in a large way, and kept jmodern goods of every variety, but had clung to their old-fashioned methods, their trade de- clired, for the village town people and summer visitors traded in the most attractivé etores, where special sales caught their eve, and where they could procure what they desire.!. As Mr. Gray’s income from the store only met the weekly necessities, he had from time to time withdrawn money from the bank. D-wring Mollie’s last long tion before graduating” the next year Grandpa was taken sudden- ly ill.” Crandma remained tc care for him and as Mollie started to tend the store she heard him mutter: “She’ll not fiad it har there will not be much to do, for only our neigh- bors and friends buy anvthing mow- adays. ‘When Mollie looked abont the store she understood why no one but the neighbors came to buy anything. After the doctor told her that Grardpa would never b> able to transaci business sgain, she gave up her desires for the futare and decided to leave college at once. Sne rejected the plan of taking a position that would command a sal- ary, and even that of being a teacher in her home town, for she realized fhat ith |away. Mollie Carew was left an -orphanibank about Grandpa's account and to i { parent: her dis'nay she learned that he had ‘withdrawn all his money. She realized that she couid not renovate and re- stock the store from that source, but she bravely examined the small mis- cellaneous stock on hand and found on the different shelves many articles that there were no calt for in these days. The receipted bills showed her that goods ard groceries had - been bought in small quantities and that many things- that would sell readily were not included in the supplies. With the help of a smali boy she removed everything to what had been used as a storeroom, where she could walt upon the few customers. She sent an order-for goods or eix months’ credit and with the smal sum of money on hand she procured the ne- cessities for the home and purchased morisco and - paint. She employed & carpenter to make a few changes and in about tweélve days the ,renovated store was opened. In the meantime Grandma and ehe had spent their evenings In dressing dolls, making aprons and various fancy articles. y The cay before opening the store they made delicious cocoznut cakes, buns, filled cookles, several kinds of candy, filled bags with segared pop- corn and«cornballs. Her two show windows . looked very attractive and drew the attention of all who passed by. Her goods were well advertised and,a cordial welcome was extended to everyone. When it became known that one could obtan whatever they wanted and much besides. she no longer feared that she could not support her grani- Custbmers came and before long e was obliged to hire an as- sistant. ~ After six months’ time she <was able to pay cash for her goods. Grandpa grew better and on pleas- 'ant days was wheeled to the store. He approved of thc_changes and realizing that he could never be about again, made over everything to Mollie. From time to time a new class of goods was introduced and ir due time she dropped the groceries and made. it into a clothing store. A new ad- dition was bwlt which was used.as a tea-room. In one corner were counters of sweets, delicacies and fancy cakes, while in another coraer one could pro- cure faucy wcrk of the latest design. Although "Mollle Carew’s life work ‘was not what she at one time desired, a happler person coald not be found, and she had been able to surround her grandparents with' luxuries and real- ized tha* love will find a way to pro- vide for the household, for where the old folks needed her irn the home |there is a will there is a woy, and that and that Grandpa wauld never recover if the store was closed permanently, 80 she resolved that both she and the store would remain. Not willing to disturb Gfandma by asking questions, she Inquired at the for I thought the voyage to be one of sunshine all the way, I did not think that there could be a shadow to mar this beautiful prospective trip. My mother and 1 were out on deck the next day and while sitting there reading and enjoying the sea air, the captain, who was a friend of mother’s, invited_us into his room to see the pretty dlace he had fixed up. He _said -you can't imagine how many presents I receive from tour- ists, and how beautiful they are, so of course we were only too giad to avail ourselves of the opportunity to see the pretty things; and by the time we were half through looking at the hand- some embroidered sofa pillows, etc., all,of ‘a sudden there was a change, and iastead of the warm October wind a.cold mid-October wind swept by our state room- and slammed ‘the door. T arose at once to go out, and the cap- tain said: “You are just wheye I want You to stay, I saw this coming, and I will lash you in your berths before it comes any heavier now,” he, said, “dont worry. This is a common oc- currence although it is a new experi- ence for you,-and I thought if you were in here (the room was large) your mother could have a wide berth, and you could sleep on the sofa and be more comfortable. When he left us I heard the cap- tain giving orders, and pretty soon we heard_ thunder, and I think it was the severest electrical shower I ever ex- perienced. Every hour the captain would put his head in the window of the state room and say everything, “It is all right! Don't mind.” ‘We heard a terrible crash—the light- ning had struck the railing of the steamer, and the sea was raging and broke upon the deck, washing off the rajling and the officers had to degend on the lightning for light to keep them from walking overboard. There were animals in the lower part of {be steamer and they had their jegs broken and their pitifu! cries and the terfible thunder made a night such as one can hardly imagine. The next day as we neared Cape Hatteras the storm was still raging. 1 heard the capiain tell the mate to keep at it; if he could get us around Hat- teras it would be all rigtt For four days we sailed in this mid-ocean storm and on the fifth day we were able to get out on deck. 1 met cr.e gentleman' who said: “Good morning! How came you on board this morning 2" - 1 did pot understand him at first, but after a minute I saw ‘he joke. He had not seen me before, and thcught I had ju;_t walked aboard! 'he purser said he thought I must be Jonah, for the ship had never had such a time before. I replied: “A minister just spoke to me, and I think it is he. One lady said she had been to Europe nine times and never experienced such a terrible gale. It furnished a topic for conversation and before we left the steamer we were family of ducks not have s thing that was not watersoaked, our shoes, stock- ings, everything wet. There was about fhires inches of water on our stateroom oor. ‘We arrived in Charleston just as the sun turned the tops of the buildings of Charleston crimson, and.we landed safely. We visited Fort Moultrie, Fort Sum- ter, Sullivan’s Island and 4 number of other places of fnterest. ETHELYN. IR TO CAN CORN AND BEETS. Dear Maine Lover and Ivy: You are desirous of learning how to can corn and beans that will keep. I will send my way of canning which I have used for several years with excellent suc- cess. I have beans and corn of last year in my cellar in fine condition. Canned Beans: Prepare your beans as for cooking, add one heaping table- spoon of salt to each can; boil fifteen ‘or twenty minutes; sterilize vour cans and pack the beans in, pressing them Jdown well. Fill with the bolling wa- ter to overflowing and do not wipe away the liquid which overflows. the rubber, as that helps to seal the jar. Invert your cans for leak: ‘When cool store in a cool, dark place. Canned Corn: Eighteen cups of corn, onké cup of salt, one cup of su- gar, one Juart of bolling water. Boil five minutes. Fill pour cans with corn, pressing down well. Let the li- quid overflow the rubbers. Use new rubbers as they are the safest. ‘While I am busy writing I will send my recipe for > - £ Croquettes: One cup of minced one of strained to- mato salt pepper, and I.md hope to meet her sometim tact, brains and judgment will over- come all difficulties. and that-in many walks of life it is a duty to attract and win the people in the community. DIANA. N H enough cracker crumbs to make it stiff enough to form into ecroquettes. Fry in plenty of hot fat. These are very nice for a supper dish. Remember Me: Your card received. Thank you! Priscilla and Baked Beans: Your picnic_certainly was the “banner pic- nic”. We enjoyed it very much. The way did not seem so iong coming home, and the ice cream was delicious. Many thanks to The Bulletin Co. Best- wishes. WILTWYCK. DELIAH DEAL’S METHOD OF CAN- NING. Dear Social Corner Sistefs: It is now about three weeks since I wrote, asking the Sister who wrote of her success in Fireless Cooker canning for help, and particulars concerning i but have heard nothing, so conclude she either does not belong to the So- cfal Corner any longer, or is a very busy woman, and cannot find time to write me. I had a nice card from Blanche, however, which I was pleased with, In the meantime I have received a book from a fireless cooker firm which tells how to use the cooker in canning several kinds of fruit and vegetables, such as pears, quinces, cherries, huckleberries. 'rhubarb, tomgtoes, plums, strawberries, currants, peaches, asparagus, peas, baked beans, etc., and would be willing to share it with any of the Sisters if they wish. I should like to know just the amount of milk to use with one cup broken maecaroni in making baked macaroni and cheese. Mine is always t00 dry and 1 feel I am using too much wetting whenever I try it; so I have made mine in a double cooker by the following recipe, but like it baked Twelve sticks of macaronf broken and cooked in salt water until tender. In a double cooker put one-half pint (large) sweet milk, butter size English walnut, two tablespoons checee (broken in small pieces). Cook until cheese is melted: add macaroni and one egg beaten well; cook 10 minutes; serve hot. Have vou ever used the sea-shell macaroni? It looks just like snail shells. I have some now. It costs 16 cents a pound. This makes a very pretty dish. I know several of the Sisters, and whgn I see their letters signed with their pen names it is with a great deal of interest I read them, .Aunt Mary's protest, Married & Happy, Sally Sycamore, etc. I notice In last Saturday’s Social Corner 1Ivy's request for _canning string beans. T can mine this way, and have never lost any. Pick, string, break into pieces, wash as for table, cook with & piece of pork (salt) until very tender, then take out the pork and what beans I want for our dinner: and with the rest while very hot fill sterilized jars, shak- ing down 8o as to fill full; then pour until it overflows with the liquor in which they have been boiled: seal at once. The fat in the liguor from the pork rises to the top and forms when cold an airtight seal under the cover as you will find when vou take the cover off, helping to keep the beans. Just warm when wanted for use, as they are ‘all seasoned. Canned Beets: Select rather small beets, if possible, so not to have to cut them: boil, slip off the skins and fill the hot jars; as jars fill let the jar stand in a- pan of hot water. For a quart jar place one teaspoon of sugar on top of each jar of beet: fill to overflowing with ciear, boiling. hot water; seal at once: when wanted for use set jar with loosened top into ket- tle of cold water two-thirds to top of jar, and let it come to boil; heating the beets this way and serve hot, makes them as good as fresh cooked ones. bl I never have lost one in five years done this way. DELIAH DEAL. BOB WHITE'S BIRTHDAY. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I haven't written for such a long time that I feel quite like a stranger. I don’t know why I haven't written. . Per- baps because I haven't been to many picnics. I awfully wanted to go to Priscilla’s picnic, I had missed so many, but there were various rea- sons why 1 could not attend. If my heaith - permits shall go to the next one if it is held in the war. zone. Perhaps 1 shouldn’t have written now, but I've just had a birthday and I want to thank all the Social Corner ®o kindly You don’t know how pleased I was to receive so many pretty cards. My mother also enjoyed them. We bad broad smiles on our faces for several days. My mother is greatly interested in the . Social Corner Sisters and could tell you more what is going on than I or any other sister. I think she reads every word on the page. Little Spinster’s description of Central Park che greatly enjoyed. It brought back ‘her youth when she, with husband and «children, spent’ their evenings and Sunday afternoons in the park. She just wanted to write to Little Spinster and thank her. Cards were received from Scottle, Selinda, Tidy Addly, Theoda, Aunty No. 1, Delight, Merry Widow and Lucy Acorn, : Dotiie: Was pleased to see husband taking a little exercise. Shows he is improving. Etta Barber: Here is a good recipe for cookies for you and your Little Boy Blue. I know you will like them for they are delicions. Please try them and let me know Oatflake Cookias: One cup sugar, one cup shortening, one egg, one table- spoon molasses, four tablespoons milk, three cups rolled oats, two and a half cuga. flotr, one teaspoon sode, sait. 1t too dry add a little more milk. I don’t rol] mine out. I just take little dabs on a _spoon and flatten them out in the pan; bake in a hot oven about ten or fifteen minutes. % BOB WHITE. NEW YORK'S HISTORIC PARADE: Dear Sisters of the Social Corne: With eyes blinded with tears, I stead- fastly watchcd for five hours last Thursday 25,000 stalwart bovs in khaki march down Jifth avenue in their five- miles farcwell parade in New York and me. 1 Should Convince cramped up and felt numb. caused pains across my back and ply ask for NORWICH PROOF Every Norwich Reader The frank statement of a neighbor, telling the merits of a remedy, Bids you pause and believe. The same endorsement By some stranger far away Commands no belief at all. Here's a Norwich ecase. A Norwich citizen testifies. Read and be convinced. Mrs. R. Ladd, 422 Central Ave., says: “There was a dull, tired feeling in my back right across my kidneys. When was doing my house work my back Stooping it often was so weak that I felt like sit- ting down. One box of Doan’s Kidney Pills corrected that trouble.” Don’t sim- remedy—get Price 60c, at all dealers. a kidney Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Mfgrs, Buffalo, N, Y. Ladd had. Foster-Milburn Co., the begianing of their long, long jour- mey “over there.” Never was there a grester or more imposing milllary pageant in the his- tory of the city of-New Yorx than this |. national guard, now the 27th division of the United States army, the contri- bution df the Empire State to the vol- unteer army of, America. Never was there a sturdier or more determined band of men than these who have arisen to meet the emer- gency and who unflinchingiy marched straight ahead like men last Thursday down one of the greatest thoroughfares of the wcrld. Major General Johs F. O'Ryan and staff led the procession, preceded by the police department band and a mounted police escort Colonel Cor- nelius Vanderbilt, splendidly mounted, follcwed at the head of the 22nd en- gineers. Fiilerze 1 ANTISEPTIC.-POWDER FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Dissolved in water for douches stops pelvic catarrh, ulceration and inflam- mation. Recommended by Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co. for ten years. A healing wonder for nasal catarrh, sore throat and sore eyes. Economical. Has extraordinary and gemvicidal power, ming and x AP o e, 3¢ o | s Neither pomp nor display was shown as the long line of finaki, officers, men of arms, infantry, cavalry. artillery, engineers, sigual corps men, first aids to the injured, medical aid corps, am- bulances and supply trains drawn by four mules, solemnly swept down Fifth avenue amid the cheers and tears of two miltion people. From my point of observation, the window of one of the lar:e stores on 26th strcet and Fifth avenue, enthusi- asm manifested itself in many ways. From the housetops and windows of the skyscrapers came showers of cigar- ettes, candy, fruits and flowers, to be trampled under feet, as the boys swung steadlly «nward, under the fire of roses and bunting. Occasionally, when the khaki lines stoppafi_for a five minutes’ halt, the bombardment was vigorously renewed, and the boys would ecagerly snatch a handful fo faifing duinties and divide among their comrades. % And as the scemingly endless train 3 spider or bird of Paradise plants at their They are late bloomers and be. sow seads early and then I can have a clean one every day although the waist Will kevp .clean the entire week. 1 always save all pieces of ribhon, lace or embroidery and use them for trimming every day underclothes. I use my old white waists for corset covers, 12 they are not too badly worn; ust made one of the fronts of two waists, One waist fastened in the back, so that front being whole made back of corset cover; embroidery added battons, cover was finished. the trimmed with and made tuttonholes; and my pretty corset MRS. SUZE. BLANCHE'S SPIDER PLANTS. Deay Social Corner Sisters:—Our are white, t to best, both pink and transplant. airs and persisted in pbying “OVer|.iounq the last of May and began to There,” and the strains were taken up |FIound ine last of May a st ] the bystanders, and . the words|y .anches have grown and all are in ver there, Oh! we won't come back | pronehes till it's over. over there, cvdr there, The lady at the fair who demon- ‘were mi.igled with their cheers, strated canning: has never tried the And on they came, .. stream of khaki, every hand carryimg a rifle, every step buoyant with elasticit; every face shining *vith patriotism. Some of them carried packs and kits well filled; others carried blanket rolis. fireless-cooker and would be a success as the food not be at the boiling point all of time. think it would th does not An oll style homemade cooker was on the table only cloth-lined over the Bunches of crimson roses were Iying | packing: that would not retain the by the side of the khakl drivers of the |heat very long and if a hot soapstona artillery, ammunition and ambulance |was placed in it there would be wagons. : By the side of the boys of the Third infantry walked their mascot, “Bul- lets,” donated by the Herald and Tele- gram to the 27th division, and doing his “little bit.” He wore his collar bearing :he noble inscription “Give "Em Hell,” and he looked quite able to do the trick, for he appeared as he passed along, nearly the end of his five-mile walk, as lively as when he started. There were other dogs, but none like Bullets” There was nothing on Snappers,” who trudged by the side of the 13th coast defense, like a good soldier. One little dog looked be- draggled. His steps lagged and his tongue was hanging. A small monkey accompanied another company. Another mascot that attracted con- siderable attention- was a little picka- ninny, about 6 years old, striding along {n army uniform with\one of the com- panies of the Seventh regiment. Yes, a wonderful eight. Line upon line of inen eager to take up their training in the trenches of France. They are going “over therc.” and thou- sands more wili follow them. They have started on their long, hard road overseas, but they will not falter. THE LITTLE SPINSTER. BASKET PICNIC AT LUCY ACORN’S. Dear £isters of the Social Corner: Bob White, Crimson Rambler and my- self were talking about a basket picnic, so I decided to have the picnic at my house, Wednesday, Sept. 12th, Main street, East Side. Those coming from Willimantic get off at the Marguerite, East Side, over the bridge, straight ahead until you see the club, colors. All come! Bring with vo1 cup, and with hot tea and coffee I will fill up. Yours fo* a good time. LUCY ACORN. MAKING THE MOST OF THINGS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Have bagn very busy, sewing and “fixing over,” and I wondered if my ideas would help some other woman who has to malke’ everything last as long as possible. 9 Had a fine linen apron with a band of drawn work gbove hem, made 20 years ago, so was one of the large style. 1 cut band off, then cut apron in half. sewed the two ends together, finished the edge with tatting, and. the result was a scarf for sideboard. A small round apron trimmed with fine lace was made into a large collar. I cut off band, lald on a collar and cut out round the neck of collar, then finished the neck as all collars are fin- ished, and my tea apron had turned into a collar. Some lace insertion five inches wide and some two nches wide was sewed together on the machine with long stitch and made a camisole- straps of insertion ‘over shoulders and lace at top edge. The lace and insertion had been worn one season on a dress, There wae ~ame heavy lace insertion which had been cn a hat (as a bana' that was linea with thin linen and made a pretty belt to wear with my white dr.: An old linen shirtwaist which was badly worn was used for three round collars ~bout four inches wide to wear with my work dresses. A larze linen collar to be worn with a coat was ripped apart and made two collars o wear with gingham waists for every day wear. I make mv waists without ecallars. scorching or even a real fire Turkish government, Committee for Arm Rellef s the only American organ tion authorized to carry of relief activities in the Ottoman em- pire. populations experienced greater fering than in Armenia, Palestine and the Caucasus. SRR < 2 5 P I shall try ewiss chard and reboil a half hour after taking from the cooker as an experiment. BLANCHE. FOR RELIEF WORK IN NEAR EAST Red Cross Committee on Co-operation Appropriates $300,000. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, D. C, Sept. 6.—Acting upon the recommendation of the Red Cross Committee headed by C. A. Coffin, the Red Cross War Council has appropriated $300,000 for relief work through the American Comi the Armenian and Syrian is the second appropriation of $300,- 000 to the Armenian Relief committee, on Co-operation, the near st, ittee for This in relief. Owing to the position taken by tha the American jan and Syrian on any kind In no theatre of the war have suf- Rheumatism A Home Cure Given by One Who Had It In the spring of 1893 I was at- tacked by Muscular and Inflamma tory Rheumatism. I suftered as only those who have it know, for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, but such relief as I received was only temporary. Finally, I found a rem- edy that cured me complciely, and it has never returned. I have given number who were terribly and even bedriddbn with sm, and it effected a cure every case. 1 want every sufferc: from any form of rheumatic trouble to try this marvelous healing power. Don't send~a cent; simply mail your name and address and 1 will sénd it free to, try. \After you have used it and it has proven itself to be that long- looked-for means of curing your Rheumatism, you may send the price of it, one AGllur, but, understand, I do rnot want vour money unless you f§ are perfectly satisfied to send it. Len' that fair® °Why suffer any lo when positive relief is thus off you free? Don't delay. Write today. Mark H. Jackson No. 31D, Gurney Bl8z., Syracuse, N. ¥ Mr. Jackson is responsible. statemient true.—Pub. Ribeuma in Above | FOR-WOMEN